Anthony Sheppard's definitions
The annoying individual who claims to be interested or expert in almost any topic that anybody else in a group refers to as cool, often to the extent that their involvement in so many activities and interests, or in a more oscure pursuit or fetish, may seem dubious.
"Hangliding looks cool" eliciting the response "Oh, I LOVE to hanglide, I'm an experienced hangliderist!"
or
"I have a friend who is into CBT" followed by "Ooo, CBT is the coolest - I do it all the time!" leading the original speaker to ask the perceived coolness whore to define CBT in semi-polite company.
At their worst, a perceived coolness whore might stumble, late, into a conversation about female contraceptives or male pattern baldness and, upon hearing a prescription drug name, will claim to have once done lines of the afore-mentioned drug off the back of a hooker at a Hollywood party.
or
"I have a friend who is into CBT" followed by "Ooo, CBT is the coolest - I do it all the time!" leading the original speaker to ask the perceived coolness whore to define CBT in semi-polite company.
At their worst, a perceived coolness whore might stumble, late, into a conversation about female contraceptives or male pattern baldness and, upon hearing a prescription drug name, will claim to have once done lines of the afore-mentioned drug off the back of a hooker at a Hollywood party.
by Anthony Sheppard July 31, 2006
Get the perceived coolness whoremug. by Anthony Sheppard February 8, 2007
Get the teflarmug. a biblical reference in a sci-fi or superhero movie is a shallegory
"Oh man, Apocalypto is, like, totally shallegorical"
"Oh man, Apocalypto is, like, totally shallegorical"
by Anthony Sheppard December 12, 2006
Get the shallegorymug. n. short Japanese poetry set to music or read with a musical accompaniment.
Also: haiku-ca-choo (or without hyphens).
Also: haiku-ca-choo (or without hyphens).
I thought it was just a regular poetry reading, but it turned out to be some of the most foot-tapping haiku-ka-choo!
by Anthony Sheppard November 7, 2010
Get the Haiku-ka-choomug. by Anthony Sheppard January 6, 2004
Get the eclectionmug. news reporting in a style that mimics entertainment (or sometimes sports) reporting - often involving flashy graphics, individual theme music for particular stories/topics, and a general eagerness that makes the cynic within all of us suspect that news directors secretly yearn for disasters on a grand scale* - also, news stories that are heralded by promotional soundbites earlier in a day/evening's programming that could have been quite informative but instead are frustratingly lacking in information and designed not to inform on the topic at hand but merely to tease in regard to the upcoming broadcast and, presumably, increase viewership
*this is now so prevalent that it is routinely spoofed on fake news shows and segments and the joke is quite obvious
*this is now so prevalent that it is routinely spoofed on fake news shows and segments and the joke is quite obvious
story taglines, using election coverage as an example:
real - "Decision 2000"
spoof - "Indecision 2000"
promotional messages such as "this regular household substance could be killing you and your children - is it in your kitchen? - more at 11pm"
real - "Decision 2000"
spoof - "Indecision 2000"
promotional messages such as "this regular household substance could be killing you and your children - is it in your kitchen? - more at 11pm"
by Anthony Sheppard June 9, 2005
Get the entertainewsmug. telling somebody to fix the electrical socket by sticking a fork in it is badvice
not to be confused with madvice, which causes you to suspect the giver is clinically insane or sadvice, which causes you to suspect the giver is clinically depressed
not to be confused with madvice, which causes you to suspect the giver is clinically insane or sadvice, which causes you to suspect the giver is clinically depressed
by Anthony Sheppard October 9, 2008
Get the badvicemug.